Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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Released | January 30, 1996 | |||
Recorded | June–September 1995 | |||
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Length | 42:56 | |||
Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die is the second
The album's title is a reference to a phrase used in the
Reception
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
NME | 8/10[9] |
Orlando Sentinel | [10] |
Record Collector | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
Spin | 7/10[13] |
Uncut | 9/10[14] |
The Village Voice | B−[15] |
Millions Now Living Will Never Die was released to positive critical reviews, and it has since been renowned as a groundbreaking album for the post-rock genre.[16] Outersound wrote that not long after the album's release, the group was "hailed as godfathers of the American 'post-rock' movement".[16] The Wire named it the record of the year in its annual critics' poll[17] and NME named it the 35th best album of 1996.[18]
In 2006 and 2008, Millions Now Living Will Never Die was performed live in its entirety as part of the
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tortoise (Dan Bitney,
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Djed" | 20:57 | |
2. | "Glass Museum" | 5:27 | |
3. | "A Survey" | 2:52 | |
4. | "The Taut and Tame" |
| 5:01 |
5. | "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" | 2:49 | |
6. | "Along the Banks of Rivers" | 5:50 | |
Total length: | 42:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Gamera" | 11:55 |
8. | "Goriri" | 6:39 |
9. | "Restless Waters" | 3:41 |
Total length: | 65:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "A Grape Dope" | 4:12 |
Total length: | 69:23 |
Personnel
Credits for Millions Now Living Will Never Die adapted from album liner notes.[20]
Tortoise
- Dan Bitney
- John Herndon
- Douglas McCombs
- John McEntire
- David Pajo
Production
- John McEntire – mixing, recording
- Roger Seibel – mastering
Artwork and design
- Dan Osborn – layout assistance, "computer magic"
- Tortoise – sleeve design
Samples
The song "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" contains a sample of German band Dom's song "Silence", from their 1972 album Edge of Time.
Charts
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 115 |
References
- ^ Stylus Staff (March 22, 2004). "Top 101–200 Favourite Albums Ever". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
All that this record represents has basically fallen from grace rather awkwardly, and the few truly great albums of the whole Chicago Instrumental Post Rock Jazz Fusion scene...
- ^ Shields, Michael (February 1, 2016). "Twenty Years Later: Tortoise's Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Across The Margin.
- ^ Millions Now Living Will Never Die
- ^ Millions Now Living Will Never Die
- ^ Morris, Chris (March 7, 1998). "Thrill Jockey's Tortoise Finds Experimentation Instrumental". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 10. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Bush, John. "Millions Now Living Will Never Die – Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Alternative Press (94): 91. May 1996.
- ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ "Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die". NME: 42. January 27, 1996.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (April 19, 1996). "Tortoise". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa (July 2012). "Tortoise – Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Record Collector (403). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Salamon, Jeff (March 1996). "Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Spin. 11 (12): 112–13. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Uncut (183). August 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (May 21, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ a b jf (1998). "Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die". Outersound. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "96 Rewind: Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 155. London. January 1997. p. 37 – via Exact Editions.
- ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1996". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Millions Now Living Will Never Die (liner notes). Tortoise. Thrill Jockey. 1996. THRILL 025.
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External links
- Millions Now Living Will Never Die at Discogs (list of releases)
- A.D. Amorosi: "The Making of Tortoise's Millions Now Living Will Never Die" (magnetmagazine.com, 2016-02-23)